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Chapter XI.
Dredge, Tangle, and Trawl Fishing.
A New Sport.

This new pastime not only insures the fisherman something to show for his day's work, but, by furnishing an incentive, it lends an additional charm to rowing or sailing, and combines the pleasures of fishing and boating, perhaps, in a greater degree than any other sport upon the list of out-door exercises. There is no good reason why the "dredge" and "tangle" should be monopolized by a few learned scientists, nor why the sport should not be indulged in by all boys, as well as men, who love the open air, the salt sea breeze, Nature and her wonders.

To put this new pastime within the reach of the boys, this chapter illustrates and describes the "regular" dredge made

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